Question 15967 — commerce and crafts

Summary

Mr. Alexandre Vincendet draws the attention of the Minister of Labor, Health and Solidarity to the results of the fight against tobacco smuggling. In their 2021 information report, MPs Woerth and Park stated that the parallel market was between 15% and 25% of the total volume of cigarettes consumed in France. According to Public Health France, in 2021, 20.8% of smokers would have made their last purchase outside the network tobacconists. Finally, a KPMG report estimates that almost 40% of cigarette consumption in France comes from the parallel market. France alone represents 47% of the illegal volumes of cigarettes in the entire European Union. Indeed, the law is little or not applied to cross-border purchases, where individuals buy beyond what is permitted. As such, the MP wishes to know the results of the fines of 135 euros and the number of fines since the decree issued in March 2020. Furthermore, he would like to know the results of the fight against smuggling and whether the Government wishes to tighten its border policy to avoid closures of tobacconists in France.

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